Program Overview

Assessment and Formulation (PSYC0111)

Key Information

• Faculty: Faculty of Brain Sciences
• Teaching department: Division of Psychology and Language Sciences
• Credit value: 15
• Restrictions: This module can only be taken by students registered on a relevant Masters programme delivered by Anna Freud.

Alternative Credit Options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

Therapy requires the clinician's capacity to understand and make appropriate assessments and to link such assessments to case formulations and treatment planning. This module, which is both theoretical and practical, covers some of the key topics related to assessment, formulation, and planning therapeutic interventions with children and families, from a multi-theoretical perspective.

The module focuses on the process that a family experiences on referral into a child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) through to planning an intervention. The teaching in this module considers what impacts the onset of difficulties in children and families and assessment of these difficulties across different contexts. Students will be required to engage in group activities and role-plays in order to develop their assessment and formulation skills.

Module Deliveries for 2026/27 Academic Year

• Intended teaching term: Term 2
• Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: In person
• Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 21
• Module leader: Eva Wilmots